The Wheeling Wildcats will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Elk Grove Grenadiers at 4:45 p.m. Wheeling will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
On Saturday, Wheeling earned an 8-5 win over Grayslake North.
Dylan Baloun made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits (and not a single walk). Baloun was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Zach Neukirch, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Zach Zangara, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, sadly, Elk Grove is still looking for their first win of the season after eight games. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 6-5 to Schaumburg, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Wheeling's victory bumped their record up to 5-7. As for Elk Grove, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
Everything went Wheeling's way against Elk Grove when the teams last played back in April of 2023 as Wheeling made off with a 12-2 win. Will Wheeling repeat their success, or does Elk Grove have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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